Chart Color Schemes
This analysis uses Suburbs and Localities (SAL) boundaries, which can materially differ from Statistical Areas (SA2) even when sharing the same name.
SAL boundaries are defined by Australia Post and the Australian Bureau of Statistics to represent commonly-known suburb names used in postal addresses.
Statistical Areas (SA2) are designed for census data collection and may combine multiple suburbs or use different geographic boundaries. For comprehensive analysis, consider reviewing both boundary types if available.
est. as @ -- *
2021 Census | -- people
Curious about local property values? Filter the chart to assess the volume and appreciation (including resales) trends and regional comparisons, or scroll to the map below view this information at an individual property level.
Find a Recent Sale
Sales Detail
Sippy Downs has an estimated 12,727 residents, up from 11,544 at the 2021 Census — a change of 1,183 people, or 10.2%. Growth has averaged 1.9% a year over five years. 251 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. Overseas migration accounts for 54.0% of that increase. That puts 884 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
Detail
According to ABS demographic data and recent address updates verified by AreaSearch since the Census, the suburb of Sippy Downs has an estimated population of 12,727 as of May 2026. This represents a growth of 1,183 residents (10.2%) from the 11,544 people recorded during the 2021 Census. This adjustment is calculated from a resident population baseline of 12,683 estimated by AreaSearch using the ABS June 2025 ERP release, combined with an extra 251 validated new addresses registered post-Census. The population density stands at 883 persons per square kilometer, which aligns closely with typical figures recorded in other areas analyzed by AreaSearch.
The suburb of Sippy Downs's growth rate of 10.2% since the 2021 census was quicker than both the SA3 region (8.0%) and the Rest of Qld, positioning it as a regional growth leader. Population gains were primarily fueled by overseas arrivals, who accounted for roughly 54.0% of the net expansion, though net interstate migration and natural births also made positive contributions. Projections published in 2024 by the ABS and Geoscience Australia utilizing 2022 as a baseline are implemented by AreaSearch for each SA2 district. In cases where these projections are unavailable, or for periods past 2032, projections released by the Queensland Government in 2023 utilizing 2021 data are utilized instead. Because these state-level projections lack age breakdown details, AreaSearch allocates demographic growth proportions using the ABS Greater Capital Region projections from 2023 based on 2022 data. Looking ahead, regional areas across the nation are expected to experience above-median growth, with the suburb of Sippy Downs projected to add 1,973 residents by 2041 based on compiled SA2 projections, representing a total increase of 15.2% over the 16 years.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
124 new dwellings have been approved in Sippy Downs over the past five years, an average of 24 a year. That is 2.1 approvals per 1,000 residents. Approvals are currently running at an annualised 74, running ahead of that longer-run average. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this Suburb (SAL) boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
Detail
An evaluation of ABS building approval statistics compiled by AreaSearch indicates that Sippy Downs averages approximately 24 residential approvals annually, with an estimated total of 124 new homes approved over the last 5 financial years. Thus far in FY-26, there have been 68 approvals. An average of 9.1 new residents moved to the location for every finished home between FY-21 and FY-25, which points to demand outpacing new supply, potentially driving up prices and competition, with newly approved builds averaging a value of $367,000. Furthermore, commercial approvals totaling $65.6 million have been documented in the current financial year, indicating a healthy level of local business investment.
Compared against the Rest of Qld, construction activity in Sippy Downs is significantly lower, tracking at 56.0% below the regional average per capita. This restrained building pace typically helps maintain robust demand and value for pre-existing properties. This construction rate also tracks below the national benchmark, highlighting the established nature of the suburb and suggesting possible planning constraints. Newly approved builds consist of 12.0% separate houses and 88.0% multi-unit attached dwellings. The high proportion of denser housing options offers affordable buying options for downsizers, investors, and first-time buyers. This represents a distinct shift from the current housing stock where separate houses make up 64.0%, indicating a reduction in available vacant land and reflecting changing lifestyle preferences and budget constraints. The presence of 1148 residents for every approved dwelling highlights the quiet development landscape of the area. Demographic projections indicate that Sippy Downs will add 1,929 residents by 2041 based on the most recent quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. If building activity remains at its current modest level, the supply of new housing may fail to keep pace with population growth, likely resulting in heightened competition among buyers and upward pressure on property prices.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Sippy Downs
Loading development applications…
| Lodged | Address | Description | Type | Distance | Status |
|---|
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 14 current infrastructure and development projects inside Sippy Downs, worth an estimated $6.58 billion. A further 63 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $29.7 billion. 23 are already under construction and 23 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and sports & recreation. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
Detail
Developments in public infrastructure, significant building projects, and planning changes have a major influence on local property dynamics. AreaSearch has identified a total of 22 active projects that are expected to impact the suburb. Notable developments include the Sippy Downs (West) Queensland Fire Department Station, the Sippy Downs - Palmview Local Plan Area, the high-density project at 45 Sippy Downs Drive, and the Sippy Downs Social Housing Project, with details of the most significant works listed below.
Professional plan users can use the search below to filter and access additional projects.
INFRASTRUCTURE SEARCH
Denotes AI-based impression for illustrative purposes only, not to be taken as definitive under any circumstances. Please follow links and conduct other investigations from the project's source for actual imagery. Developers and project owners wishing us to use original imagery please Contact Us and we will do so.
Frequently Asked Questions - Infrastructure
Sippy Downs Social Housing Project
Development of 26 social homes as part of Queensland's record $5.6 billion social housing investment to provide more accessible housing options on the Sunshine Coast. The project includes accessible design features for seniors and people with disabilities, and construction is due to start soon as part of 240 social homes under construction or contract across the Sunshine Coast region.
Sippy Downs - Palmview Local Plan Area
A core component of the New Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme, this Local Plan Area (LPA) defines the strategic growth and conservation framework for the central Sunshine Coast region east of the Bruce Highway. The plan focuses on compact urban growth near the University of the Sunshine Coast and Sippy Downs Town Centre while strictly managing environmental constraints. Key priorities include protecting the Mooloolah River National Park and floodplain, managing building heights (with a focus on high-density residential zones), and ensuring infrastructure delivery in the emerging Palmview masterplanned community.Following major public consultation in late 2025, the project is currently in the post-consultation review phase where submissions are being analyzed to determine final scheme amendments.
Sippy Downs West Queensland Fire Department Station
A new Queensland Fire Department station planned for Sippy Downs West to enhance emergency response capabilities and community safety in the growing Sunshine Coast corridor. The land site was secured by the former QFRS as a strategic reserve to serve future population growth in the Sippy Downs and Palmview growth areas. Identified in the Sunshine Coast Infrastructure Coordination Plan as part of the state infrastructure pipeline.
45 Sippy Downs Drive High Density Development
A two-tower high-density development featuring 89 apartments designed by K Architecture. The project includes a 7-storey building fronting Central Drive and a 5-storey building fronting Spring Street, separated by a central communal terrace and landscaped area. Located within the education precinct less than 1km from the University of the Sunshine Coast, the development features a swimming pool, barbecue facilities, and kick and play area.
Guzman y Gomez Sippy Downs Outlet
A new Guzman y Gomez restaurant featuring dual drive-through lanes, a 250sqm food and drink outlet, and 49sqm alfresco seating area. The development will complement the existing quick-service precinct adjacent to the Ampol service centre with McDonald's and KFC, serving the University of the Sunshine Coast and surrounding community.
Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports Centre
A new $142 million, 6000-seat indoor sports centre located within the Kawana Sports Precinct. The facility will feature 11 multi-sport courts suitable for basketball, netball, volleyball, pickleball, futsal, and badminton. It is earmarked to host basketball preliminaries during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, providing a long-lasting community legacy.
Central Sippy Downs Shopping Centre Development
A 3,556sqm mixed-use centre comprising 2 separate buildings over 2 levels located opposite the University of the Sunshine Coast campus. Anchored by Chipmunks Playland & Cafe, the centre includes commercial tenancies, food retailers, medical suites, a pharmacy, and recreational facilities with tenants including Dominos, Banjos, F45, Sushi Ari, Terry White Chemist, and Athletic Republic training centre. Connected to an existing Coles supermarket via shared driveways.
Power Road Stage 1 Intersection Upgrade and Future Overpass
Major intersection upgrade at Power Road and Dixon Road featuring traffic signals with dedicated walking and riding crossings, separated two-way cycle track and pedestrian pathway, and additional traffic lanes. This is Stage 1 of broader Power Road corridor improvements that will eventually include a future overpass over the Sunshine Motorway and connection to Sippy Downs Town Centre. The project also includes planning for the Goshawk Boulevard extension connecting Stringybark Road to Power Road.
6,765 residents of Sippy Downs are employed, from a labour force of 7,031. Unemployment sits at 3.8%, with participation at 65.5%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.7% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
Detail
Sippy Downs has a highly qualified labor force with strong representation in essential services, alongside an unemployment rate of just 3.8% according to AreaSearch data. In March 2026, there were 6,765 employed residents, with the local unemployment rate sitting 0.1% below the Regional Qld level of 3.9%, and participation rates aligning closely with the regional average of 64.3%. Census data indicates that a modest 10.9% of the workforce operated from home, though this figure was likely influenced by pandemic-related movement restrictions. The major employment industries for local residents are healthcare & social assistance, retail trade, and accommodation & food services.
Retail employment is particularly dense, tracking at 1.4 times the regional average. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing is underrepresented, employing only 0.9% of the workforce compared to 4.5% across Regional Qld. Although local jobs are available, the ratio of Census workers to the overall population suggests that a substantial number of residents travel to other suburbs for work. Based on SALM and ABS data analyzed by AreaSearch, the local workforce shrank by 2.2% and total employment fell by 2.9% during the 12 months leading up to March 2026, leading to a 0.7 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate. Over the same timeframe, Regional Qld experienced a 0.1% rise in employment, a 0.3% increase in the labor force, and a 0.1 percentage point lift in unemployment. National employment projections from Jobs and Skills Australia released in May-25 offer additional context for future occupational demand in Sippy Downs. These five and ten-year projections have been applied to the local workforce structure to model future growth. Nationally, employment is projected to grow by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years, though rates vary considerably by sector. Weighting these projections against the local employment mix suggests Sippy Downs's jobs could grow by 6.7% over five years and 13.8% over ten years, assuming local population trends are not factored in.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Sippy Downs is $1,484 a week (about $77,000 a year), with median personal income at $669 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $49,567 a year against an average of $69,648. The average runs 41% above the median, a wider spread than most areas and a sign of a concentrated group of high earners. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
Detail
According to tax data from the ATO compiled by AreaSearch for the financial year 2023, personal income levels in the suburb of Sippy Downs sit slightly above the national average. Taxpayers in the suburb of Sippy Downs recorded a median income of $49,567 and an average income of $69,648, compared to regional averages of $53,146 and $66,593. Adjusted for Wage Price Index growth of 11.36% since the financial year 2023, these figures are estimated to have reached approximately $55,198 for the median and $77,560 for the average by March 2026.
The 2021 Census shows that household, family, and individual incomes are relatively modest, falling between the 22nd and 34th percentiles nationally. Looking at individual earnings, 33.6% of taxpayers (4,276 people) earn in the $1,500 - 2,999 range, which is similar to the wider region where 31.7% of residents are in the same bracket. Housing costs are high, leaving residents with only 76.5% of their income after housing expenses, placing the area in the 24th percentile nationally and the 4th decile on the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Sippy Downs had 3,854 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 64% detached houses and 12% apartments. 39% are owned with a mortgage, 39% rented and 22% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,889 a month, a total housing cost higher than 81% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 31.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 29.4%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
Detail
At the time of the latest Census, the housing mix in Sippy Downs consisted of 64.3% separate houses and 35.7% multi-unit dwellings such as townhouses and apartments, compared to Regional Qld where separate houses make up 76.4% and other dwellings comprise 23.6%. Home ownership rates in Sippy Downs were lower than regional averages at 22.3%, with the remaining properties occupied by people with mortgages (38.5%) or tenants renting (39.2%). The median monthly mortgage payment of $1,889 was higher than the Regional Qld average of $1,655, and the median weekly rent of $460 was higher than the regional average of $345.
On a national scale, mortgage costs exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and rents are considerably higher than the national median of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Sippy Downs counted 3,854 households at the 2021 Census, an estimated 4,249 today, averaging 2.6 people each. 30% are couples with children, against 27% couples without children. 23% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.5 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
Detail
Families comprise the majority of households at 70.7%, which is made up of couples with children at 29.7%, couples without children at 26.9%, and single-parent households at 12.9%. The remaining 29.3% are non-family households, consisting of single-person households at 23.0% and group households at 6.4%. The median household size is 2.6 residents, slightly above the Regional Qld average of 2.5.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
22.7% of adults in Sippy Downs hold a university qualification, including 16.3% with a bachelor degree and 4.5% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 27.7% hold a vocational qualification. 3 schools serve the area, with 4,363 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,068 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
Detail
Qualifications in Sippy Downs are lower than national averages, with 22.7% of residents aged 15 and over holding a university degree compared to 30.4% across Australia, indicating opportunities for further educational advancement. Bachelor degrees represent the most common higher qualification at 16.3%, followed by postgraduate degrees at 4.5% and graduate diplomas at 1.9%. Vocational education is highly common, with 39.1% of residents aged 15 and over holding a certificate or diploma qualification, including advanced diplomas at 11.4% and certificates at 27.7%. A high proportion of the population is engaged in study, with 38.2% of residents currently enrolled in an educational institution.
This consists of 13.8% attending tertiary institutions, 9.9% in primary school, and 8.7% in secondary school.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
Schools Detail
Public transport in Sippy Downs reaches 36 stops on 6 routes, timetabled for about 890 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
Detail
An assessment of public transport shows that Sippy Downs has 36 active bus stops. These stops are serviced by 6 different routes, which together accommodate 885 weekly passenger trips. Access to public transport is rated as good, with residents living an average of 228 meters from their closest stop. As the area is mostly residential, many workers commute out of the suburb, with private cars being the primary mode of travel for 92% of residents. Dwellings have an average of 1.4 vehicles. A minor share of 10.9% of residents worked from home according to the 2021 Census, which may have been influenced by pandemic measures.
Across all routes, buses run an average of 126 times per day, which translates to roughly 24 weekly services for each individual stop.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
Transport Stops Detail
68.2% of residents in Sippy Downs report no long-term health condition. 6.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 54.8% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.5 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
Detail
Analysis of mortality statistics and chronic disease rates by AreaSearch indicates that Sippy Downs faces notable health issues across both younger and older age brackets, though the proportion of residents with private health insurance is relatively high at approximately 55% of the population, representing about 6,974 people. This compares to 52.5% of residents with private coverage across Regional Qld. Mental health conditions and arthritis are the most common diagnoses, affecting 9.2% and 8.7% of the population. Meanwhile, 68.2% of residents reported having no chronic medical conditions, compared to 67.6% across Regional Qld.
Health outcomes for the working-age population are generally average. The area has 15.6% of residents aged 65 and over (1,985 people), which is lower than the Regional Qld average of 20.4%. Seniors in the area experience some health difficulties, with local statistics tracking closely to national benchmarks.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
26.4% of Sippy Downs residents were born overseas and 11.4% speak a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (30.9%) and Australian (26.2%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
Detail
Sippy Downs exhibits above-average cultural diversity, with 11.4% of residents using a language other than English at home and 26.4% born outside Australia. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 45.1% of the population. The most prominent religious overrepresentation is Judaism, which accounts for 0.2% of the local population compared to 0.1% across Regional Qld. Regarding parental ancestry, the three largest ethnic groups in Sippy Downs are English at 30.9%, Australian at 26.2%, and Scottish at 8.2%. The area also shows higher concentrations of certain other background groups compared to regional averages, including New Zealand heritage at 1.1% (compared to 0.9% regionally), South Australian heritage at 0.9% (compared to 0.5% regionally), and Korean heritage at 0.6% (compared to 0.2% regionally).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Sippy Downs is 32, younger than 86% of areas nationally. That is 1 year younger than at the 2021 Census. 37.9% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
Detail
The median age of 32 years in Sippy Downs is much lower than the Regional Qld median of 41 and the national median of 38. Compared to Regional Qld, Sippy Downs has a much larger share of residents aged 15 - 24 (20.6%) but fewer residents aged 55 - 64 (7.4%). This high concentration of young adults aged 15 - 24 exceeds the national average of 12.7%. Since the 2021 Census, the 25 to 34 age group rose from 13.6% to 17.3% of the total population, while the 35 to 44 age bracket increased from 12.1% to 13.4%.
Conversely, the 5 to 14 age group fell from 13.0% to 10.8%, and the 75 to 84 cohort declined from 7.2% to 6.1%. Demographic modeling suggests that by 2041, the age profile will look different, with the 25 to 34 age group projected to grow by 41%, adding 909 residents to reach a total of 3,111, while both the 5 to 14 and 15 to 24 age groups are expected to decrease in size.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Sippy Downs
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Aug 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to May 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | May 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to May 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Jun 2026 2 months ago headline measures · May 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Aug 2026 this month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Aug 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Aug 2026 this month all 14 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Aug 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 5 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Aug 2026 this month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Jul 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 251 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for May 2026, not a 2021 count (11,544 at the 2021 Census → 12,727 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to May 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL32574). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.